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Alan Heim

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Alan Heim is an American film editor whose career includes feature films, television, and documentaries. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Bob Fosse's All That Jazz, a 1979 musical drama that moves between rehearsals, memories, fantasy passages, and its protagonist's declining health. Heim also edited Network, Star 80, American History X, and The Notebook and has served as president of the American Cinema Editors.

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Why did Alan Heim win an Oscar for All That Jazz?

Heim's editing interweaves Joe Gideon's rehearsals, hospital decline, memories, fantasies, and imagined conversations with death. The film, directed by Bob Fosse and released in 1979, won Heim the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

Did Alan Heim also edit Network?

Yes. Heim edited Sidney Lumet's Network, the 1976 satire starring Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and William Holden. Its newsroom arguments and extended speeches require a markedly different rhythm from All That Jazz's musical montage.

What was Alan Heim's working relationship with Bob Fosse?

Heim edited Fosse projects including Lenny, All That Jazz, and Star 80. That collaboration covered a black-and-white biographical drama, a self-reflexive musical, and a dark account of model Dorothy Stratten.

What professional organization did Alan Heim lead?

Heim served as president of the American Cinema Editors, commonly known as ACE. The organization presents the annual Eddie Awards recognizing achievement in film and television editing.

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